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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Global Shining Light Award

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The Global Investigative Journalism Conference recognises investigative journalism in a developing country or country-in-transition with the "Global Shining Light Award". The 2,000 Swiss Francs award and plaque will be granted to a journalist, journalism team, or media outlet whose independent, investigative reporting was broadcast or published between January 1 and December 31 2009, and which originated in and affected a developing or emerging country, which was reported under threat, duress, or in dire conditions. Eligible reporting must have uncovered an issue, wrong-doing, or a system of corruption that gravely affected the common good, and did so in the face of arrest, imprisonment, violence, threats, or intimidation.

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Nominations for this award may be made by independent investigative journalism organisations, associations of journalists, independent media outlets, or a fellow investigative journalist. Submissions should include:

  • A nomination letter listing the journalist’s name (or names of team members), and name of his/her media organisation with address, telephone number, fax, and email.
  • The letter should provide a brief summary of the entry topic, explaining the importance of the story, the challenges faced in reporting it, and the impact it made upon its broadcast or publication.
  • One English- or French-translated copy of the published entry or one copy of the broadcast material with an English- or French-translated copy of the script. Entries (articles, television/radio) can also be sent on CD-ROM/DVD.
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IFEX Communiqué Vol. 17 No. 21, May 27 2008, and email from Jean-Philippe Ceppi to The Communication Initiative on November 3 2009.